Photo Gallery: Tucson's modern architecture
Nostalgia for the modern expression of architectural form is being recognized in Tucson this week.
Tucson's Modern Architecture
Tucson's Modern Architecture
Tucson's Modern Architecture
Tucson's Modern Architecture
Tucson's Modern Architecture
Tucson's Modern Architecture
Tucson's Modern Architecture
Tucson's Modern Architecture
Tucson's Modern Architecture
Tucson's Modern Architecture
Tucson's Modern Architecture
Tucson's Modern Architecture
Tucson's Modern Architecture
Tucson's Modern Architecture
Tucson's Modern Architecture
Tucson's Modern Architecture
Tucson's Modern Architecture
Tucson's Modern Architecture
Tucson's Modern Architecture
In a large sense, modernism in architecture is defined by what it is not. It is not a style that can be traced to a specific time and place, nor a revival of any earlier styles. It is stripped of historical references and ornamentation, cleaner and sleeker than anything that came before it.